How to Sharpen and Maintain Your Axe. 

Wade... All I can say is "excellent job ". Very informative. I am definitely recommending your channel. My opinion... One of the best.

My Uncle, a Special Forces Viet Nam Vet always said: "You take care of your tools/weapons and they will take care of you". I can see that is what You do. Excellent video. More folks should follow Your example. Thank You.

Awsome work. Got one to. I live 50km from Gränsfors, have been there 4-5 times to watch the forging of the axes.

🥰 Look after your kit & your kit will look after you 🥰 Excellent video, keep up with the great work and enjoy the outdoors 🤩

For a minute, at the start, I thought I was watching Die Hard. ; )

Wood ….Steel and Leather!!! Sounds like an awesome Rock album! Great video, thanks for sharing

That was very nice of Bruce Willis to review this axe lol. In all seriousness though, great video and I have this axe that my wife got me for Fathers Day. Insane how good it really is.

Exquisite. For me one of the most enjoyable parts of owning these beautiful axes is maintaining them after use. Thanks for the video mate.

Love my small forest axe, take it with me on my adv bike and my family camping/hunting trips.

Great video. I just got a Gränsfors axe the other day. Very informative thanks 😎

I live in san diego and theres not much camping or wood out here to chopdown but i still love watching videos like these.

A thoroughly enjoyable tutorial! That’s a good tip about warming the wood before the application of wax. I’m going to try that. Thank you!

Very helpful. I was using my sharpening stone improperly. Thanks!

Good tools are beautiful things. Nice to see you look after them.

Great job explaining everything in detail. I just purchased this axe today and all the recommended accessories. You are an excellent teacher sir.

Nice GBA Small Forest Axe!

I just ordered a small forest axe earlier today. Thank you for posting this video. I will be coming back to it as I maintain my new axe. Best wishes.

Very well done, sir! 🪓

Perhaps worth mentioning the 'burr' concept when sharpening - creating a burr on one side, which tells you you've reached the edge and flipping to the other side to flip the burr back, then step down to a finer grit, etc. Most people never create a burr and hence don't get a sharp edge!

Excellent care of a trusty tool Wade,well done 👌🏻

I love my small forest axe.

Over the I've found out that my best friend for keeping my bushcraft knife, my Silky saws and my various axes in tip top condition is WD-40. It helps the blade glide through wood and removes every gunk with ease.

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

I lost the same rivet in the same spot on my Scandinavian forest axe sheath. I’ve since replaced it twice more with pop rivets.

Nice video. Quality steel.

I have the same axe. Tomorrow I will give it the same respect. Thanx for the inspiration Wade

I've had the same comment made to me about how clean my tools look and your right good maintenance is key !. A lot of this gear is expensive and i want it to last a long time ! Thanks for sharing Wade ( :

Thanks Wade for the quick tips.

Thanks Wade Perfect Lesson I have three Gransfor Bruks axes and now I know how to care for them love the Channel Earl👍🍻 OH yeah thanks to you I'm the owner of a Frost River Isle Royale Jr Pack

Umm Hmm Greatly Restored To Great As New, Wade ; Was Taught Early On To Keep Tools Sharp & Protected By Father & Grand Father, Just Satisfying to keep 'Em In Good Working Order ! Have A Swell Weekend, Friend ! ATB T God Bless

One of my favorite axes in the bush.

Hello neighbour. Nice video Love Algonquin park

The before and after on that axe is incredible! Great, informative video, and amazing work on that axe. Thanks for sharing it with us. Really good stuff.

I just got one axe just like that that one. Love it i will clean it up and maintain it just like you do . Thanks for the advice.

Great Tips Wade... Take care of your equipment and it will take care of you... Dennis, Canoehound Adventures

Great info. Man if I was a small forest axe, I'd want to live in your shed....

Good stuff Wade, I'm fanatical about maintaining my kit, my wife just doesn't understand lol. I use the wax on my axe handle to, works great, helps with the grip to. Thanks for sharing, take care 👍

thank you for sharing your plethora of knowledge one thing i have not come across as yet is how to sharpen knives saws axes and other bladed bushcraft tools without store bought sharpening stones readily available for purchase, thereby i was wondering if it would be possible for you to make a dedicated video on alternative ways to sharpen bushcraft bladed tools in the not so distant future using natural materials found in nature...??

Great info 🤠

I'll have my Liam Hoffman Camp Axe in, oh, 10 months. I'll certainly be using these techniques to maintain that lil beauty!

Great job, Wade! Very informative, relaxing video. I just got my first tomahawk and the edge might as well have been a hammer. I’m learning to sharpen it good.

Great video 👍

Just ordered a GBA Hand Hatchet, thanks for the informative vid!

Thank's for the maintenance tips! Maintenant je dois travaillé sur ma paresse pour les mettre en application 😂, merci Wade

Excellent axe care video. Thanks for sharing Wade

Great job Wade, thanks. For cleaning my blades up I like to use a fine Garryson abrasive block, saw them on a Zed outdoors video with Ben Orford. Thanks as ever for sharing buddy 👍☺️

Excellent video Wade. What a beautiful axe.

Nicely done. Inspired me to go out in the cold and get my Eastwing out of the truck.

Excellent. I will be watching this video after work. I need to learn axe care.

I have done very same today. To my hultafors axe and two of my bark river knives. Great job, keep it up 🔪✨ Ps I use my own made oil for everything. It’s a mixture of 80% filtered oil from lamb fat and %20 beeswax. Works great for leather, wood, and metal. Gives a beautiful darker tone to wood and leather.

great video!

Great video Wade.. As always buddy. 😊So therapeutic caring for tools that will last a lifetime 👍🐺

10:20 i rub wax onto the leather roughly and then spread it out evenly using a cloth and some olive oil. Works great.

Always look after your tools, I have people that don’t look after them and go aw well it’s fine. “I’ll buy new ones” I have had the same set of carving knives and chisels since I was at college 9 years ago and due to looking after them and sharping them etc they look brand new! Great video once again wade! But no coffee 😥 Much love from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

As always, another excellent video and very informative -- Thank you! 👍

Excellent stuff! Thanks for the breakdown.

Thank you, that was very well done and informative. Keep up the good work!

I just bought 2 of there Swedish forest axe's man they are amazing.

Nice work! Thanks for sharing, take care bud..

Wade great tutorial, enjoyed it thanks

Cool Video 👍 Thank U for the Info and the Links 👍

Looking good brother thanks for showing ill have to get me one of them sharpening pucks

Great job and very informative

Really liking your videos. Good job.

Hi Wade - New subscriber from MN. I like your presentation. I’ve got several GB axes and mauls. It’s a fun hobby just maintaining those things. Thanks for the video and look forward to more in the future. Andy

Great idea to use polishing compound to remove rust, i usually use steel wool and gun oil but that seemed to work way better!

Very good 👍 I often use boiled linseed oil on mine after I clean em up

I’m good about doing this during the preparation phase for a trip, but not so good on the post trip maintenance.👍

Beautiful job 👍🏻🇨🇦

I love my little axe,great video my friend

Really great vid Wade. I’m going to incorporate some of your suggestions into my axe care. Thanks bud!

Beautiful axe and awesome job. Im sorry to say that i cant afford the Gransfors Bruk axe but i am getting a husqvarna carpenter axe and will definitely use these tips on it

Great content Wade, thank you for sharing,cheers

Brilliant

Great video Wade.

This is a great video! thank you very much.

nice job...I use a homemade mixture of beeswax and coconut oil on the sheath and the handle, finish with a rub of hot beeswax ...

👍👍🧔Sound advice Wade , have a great weekend , thanks Wayne👍👍🪓🔪👌

Great useful video brother! That’s a really great axe!🤘🏼

Great job! Love it! Beautiful job. I'm still building up my axe arsenal and really enjoying contrasting all the designs and strengths and weaknesses of the different brands and styles. I love the cutting abilities of the Gransfors and the design of the head and the handles. I'm a little let down on the quality of the handles from the grain orientation to the sap/heartwood mixing and the sheaths/guards are very minimal quality. Those last two things I believe should be the best in the world because they are asking the best price and are supposed to be the best by many accounts. Still at the top of my list dont get me wrong, but other axe manufacturers have much better sheaths.

Nice lookin' axe there Wade! Great tutorial!

thanks for the video sir.. new sub!

Nice.

Great video Wade 10/10

Great tips nice video 👍

Great job Wade.... I'm glad you got back OK. I'm a huge fan of Autosol. I use it on my knives as well as axes. It seems a lot cheaper over here that Tormek, and does pretty much the same job. Thanks for taking the time mate :) Have a great weekend, all the best, Mark :)

Amazing again!

awesome buddy ,

Well explained!

In Boy Scouts, we learned to pound wooden stakes in ground to make a temporary vice. Then sharpen axe with blade held firmly. I just use my vice. Expect to have more uniform edge. You did a great job, but maybe someone else might do better with vise.

I use autosol on mine as well wade. I agree mate, you gotta take care of your kit. Nice axe as well. Love your hair style as well wade. I wonder why. 😉👍

Thanks good info !

hello there! I was surprised at how butter works for taking sap off of your blades, instant neutralization. lol

Great video mate

Looks good Wade👍 Here’s another quick tip for getting rid of that spruce gum. Margarine, it breaks it down almost immediately. See you on the next one.

Very helpful Wade. Its more fun watching you doing this than doing it by myself. Last time i was cutting myself badly lol. Yeah, in my case a dull blade seems to be safer... just kidding. Thanks for the input, this blade-maintanance-set seems to be a cool all-in-one-option. And this axe is a real beauty imo. 8Ksubs soon my friend

Incredible job. Do you ever use Boiled linseed oil as apposed to beeswax. Ive tried both and they work great

Really good tips. That axe looks brand new.

Thanks! Bought one of these a year or so ago was wondering how to maintain it.

Thanks Wade, I needed a little inspiration for tomorrow.... Im thinking some tool maintenance is on the schedule!